4 H Club News Highlights Breakfast Demos and Projects
Tripoli Twinklers join demonstrations on good breakfast and vitamin C at Cindy Asmus home with menu roll calls and Ellie Ellerman announcing events. Leroy Gopherettes showcase include Puppy Knowledge and Science of Food Preservation at Cathy Lie nau home with 12 members and two leaders. Jefferson Jills demonstrate jelly making and nutritious breakfast themes at St. Pauls Church with ten girls competing.
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Hildah
Leonard
Cindy Asmus
Tripoli
Debbie Kuethe
Leroy Gopherettes
Cathy
Julie Lienau
Patty
Linda Winter
Diane Fay
Cathey
Pam Kuhlmann
Ann Pipho
Jefferson Jills
St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Denver
Pat Fairholm
Beth Eiick
Julie Foelske
Karen Oltrogge
Looky
Terri Steege
Jody Prestien
Nancy Wente
July Meetings on Corn Harvest Drying in Iowa
A series of 21 county meetings on harvesting storing and drying this year’s corn will be held in Iowa during July. Dale Shires Bremer county Extension director says the sessions, sponsored by the Iowa State University Cooperative Extension Service, are led by Extension agricultural engineers. The Maynard event is July 20 at 1 30 p m in the Maynard Community Hall with free reservations at the Bremer county Extension office.
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Iowa
Dale Shires
Bremer County
Iowa State University Cooperative Extension Service
Extension Agricultural Engineers
Maynard
Dale Hull
ISU
Medically Speaking Barnyard Pigs Are Practically Human
Scientists note pigs share many anatomical and physiological traits with humans. Research indicates pig hearts and circulatory systems resemble ours, and pigs develop ulcers arthritis and arterial hardening. Breeding could yield strains closer to human size and weight for medical studies.
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Scientific American
Cattle Prices Rise as Demand Boosts Beef Output
Fed cattle prices gained about 1.50 in May and early June with economist Gene Futrell predicting holds or slight strength through summer. Demand for beef and a 3 cent per pound wholesale rise contributed to the gain, while slaughter totals and weights show heavier market cattle and higher output, despite lower cow slaughter and below 1966 placements. An extra rise possible this fall could lift average steer prices to 27 to 28 dollars a hundredweight by Oct–Nov.
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Gene Futrell
Iowa State University
Chicago
Vitamin C from Strawberries and Melons Featured
Extension Home Economist notes strawberries are an excellent one day Vitamin C source. Cantaloupe halves meet daily needs and provide Vitamin A. honeydew and watermelon also contribute, with cantaloupe as the strongest overall. Use as breakfast fruits or desserts, with ideas for serving such as cantaloupe with ice cream or cottage cheese and fruit.
Sigourney High School honors Catherine O’Rourke on 50th teaching anniversary
Fifty teachers and friends honored Sigourney high school instructor Catherine O’Rourke at a surprise party. O’Rourke has completed 50 years of teaching, most of them within the Sigourney school system where she also received her early education.
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Sigourney High School
Catherine O’rourke
Miss O’rourke
Sigourney
Teen Discovers Mammoth Tooth on Riverbank
Fourteen year old Brian Gossman of Elkader and his parents Mr and Mrs Kenneth Gossman found a nearly foot long mammoth tooth protruding from a river near Elkader. The fossil measures four to five inches across and marks a major discovery for the youngster.
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Brian Gossman
Kenneth Gossman
Elkader
Hole-in-One by Garrigan Senior in Sectional Golf
John Hamilton a Garrigan high school senior in Algona carded a hole in one on a 120 yard par three during the Hum boldt sectional golf tournament. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Charles Hamilton of Algona.
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John Hamilton
Garrigan
Algona
Humboldt
John
Charles Hamilton
Late garden work tips from Iowa extension
Excessive June rains delay Iowa gardens but Ben Vance of Iowa State University Extension says there is still time for many plantings. Beans corn cucumbers squash tomatoes peppers can still be planted or seeded for fruit this season with warmer summer temperatures. Zinnias and marigolds offer color in late summer with proper thinning and spacing. Pamphlet 238 outlines home vegetable growing guidance.
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Iowa
Ben Vance
Iowa State University Extension Horticulturist
Iowa State University
Ames
Extension garden guidance and strawberry care notes
Extension leaflets outline proper spacing for home garden vegetables and flowering annuals. Strawberries near harvest in June ties require renovation and irrigation. next year’s yield hinges on soil moisture and plant renewal practices.
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American Cancer Society
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Tripoli Grain & Feed
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